Terrahawks

Terrahawks
GenreChildren's science fiction
Created by
Written by
Directed by
Voices of
Music by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
CinematographyHarry Oakes
Paddy Seale
EditorsAlan Killick
Tony Lenny
Desmond Saunders
Tony Hunt
Running time25 minutes
Production companyAnderson Burr Pictures in association with LWT
Budget
  • £5 million
    (first 26 episodes)[1]
  • £1.4 million
    (last 13 episodes)[1]
Original release
NetworkITV
Release8 October 1983 (1983-10-08) –
26 July 1986 (1986-07-26)
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Terrahawks, is a 1980s British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures for London Weekend Television and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to use puppets for its characters, and also his last. Anderson's previous puppet-centric TV series included Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.[2]

Set in the year 2020, the series follows the adventures of the Terrahawks, a taskforce responsible for protecting Earth from invasion by a group of extraterrestrial androids and aliens led by Zelda. Like Anderson's previous puppet series, futuristic vehicles and technology featured prominently in each episode.

  1. ^ a b Bentley, Chris (2008) [2001]. The Complete Gerry Anderson: The Authorised Episode Guide (4th ed.). London, UK: Reynolds & Hearn. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-905287-74-1.
  2. ^ "Terrahawks: Complete Series : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2012.